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J. s. GRIFFITH, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 85,087, [lated December 22, 1868 5 (mtedufed December8, 1868.

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To all A'warmt /it'mwy concern.

Be it known that I, Jr. S..GRIFFrrH', ot tlie city of Philadelphia, inthe State of Peimsylvania, Ahave in# vented a new and useful Toy; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a` full, clear, and exactdescription of the construction and Inode of operation of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, Inaking a part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view, and Figure 2, avertical section ofthe saine.

L'ke letters of reference ind'cate the same parts wh in both iigIu-es. f

My invention relates to that class of toys which are ofthefortune-telling character, intended for the amusement and pleasure ofchildren; and

My invention'consists of aminiature cave, covered by a hollow rock, orbuilt-up stones', surmounted 'by'a temple, and containing a sibyl orgipsy, who is caused, by means of certain mechanical devices hereinafterdescribed, and to be operated by the applicant, to throw open and appearata door of the' temple, and, on retreating and closing'the' said door,to discharge one of a series of numbered balls (previously deposited inaconducting-tube by the attendant, for the purpose,) from the mouthf ananimal lying at the foot ofthe rock. On the applicants referring to thecorresponding number of the said ball in a little printed book whichaccompanies the toy, he or she finds the sibyls answer.

A is the cave-rock; and

B, the surmounting temple,\.containing the sibyl, O

D, the `animal at the'foot ofthe rock.;

E, the book;l

F, the conducting-tube; G, a sliding 'spring-valve in the lla' pendulum,which opens thevalve Gr;

I, a lever for operating a pendulum; and K K, the balls.

The sibyl G is supported upon the upper or extended end of the rod h' ofthe pendulum H, the said pendulum Aand rod swinging on av horizontalbar, h", which tube F; supports the sibyl O, and also sibyl, 'so that,as the pendulum oscillates, the sibyl inclines forward and backwardalternately. (See fig. 2.)

Infront of the sibyl there is an opening in the temple B, provided witha' swinging door, b', toI the inner side of 'which latterthehand or armof the said sibyl is articulated or applied vin such a manner, that, asthe pendulum H is oscillated, theA sibyl alternately opens the door',appears at the opening, and-then withdraws,

The conducting-tube F has its receiving-end on the Near the lower partvof the cavity in thev rock A, the

4tube F is eut 'across and separated vby the sliding plate ofthe .valveG, wh'ichis so placed andsupported as to be alternately closed by itsspring, f', and opened by'a blow 4from the pendulum H, when the latteris oper# ated for the purpose.

rlhe valve G consists of a horizontal' plate slides across the divisionin the tube F, and has a hole through one end of it which correspondswith the bore of the tube, and is so arranged that, when at rest,- it'closes the tube F, and thus preventsthe-balls above from passing down,and when the pendulum strikes its projecting end, it is driven. inwardso as to let one balf pass, and then, by the reaction ofthe spring, itis im mediately closed again, thepassed ball rolling out fromI the mouthoftheanimal D. The pendulum is drawn or pushed back, and heldin thatposition, b v means of the lever I, which projects through anopening inthe side of thefrock A, and thus the sibyl is caused, by the inqnirer,to open the door b', and appear (as on request) at the opening, as shownin iig. 1, but, as soon as the applicants iinger releases' j the lever.I,- the pendulum swings downward and drives i'n the slide, so as to openthe valve, and discharge the ball which is in contact with it, and then`swing' back, so as to allow the spring j to instantly close the valveagain,.by forcing it outward, the sibyl at the same time retreating, andclosing the door b.'

The series of balls is numbered to correspond with the numbers of theprinted answers, respectively, in the book E, say from one to forty'.

The inquirer picks up the discharged ball, and, ascertaining its number,iinds the answer under the corresponding number in the book E;

. This is a very pretty, amusing, and pleasure-giving toy for children,and is, therefore, useful.

What I claim as new, and'desire to secure by Letters Patent, .is-

-The toy, consisting of the elevated rock and temple A B, sibyl C,pendulum H, tube F, valve f', and the numbered balls K K, the said partsbeing constructed and varranged to operate, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

J. S..GRIFFITH. Witnesses:

BENJ. Morrison, WM. H. MoRIsON.

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